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t1ck135 · 25-07-2007, 11:43 AM

what kind of rendering are you going to play with arran, standard? mental ray? other?

hope you have fun working on the texturing - definitely a good idea to get lots modelled and then concentrate on that bit

Si

Some Guy · 25-07-2007, 11:43 AM

Nice, very clean and realistic.
Howd'ya do the mesh thing on the fan?

arran · 25-07-2007, 12:40 PM

XtremeAMX: thanks mate!

marlonjohn: cheers! not sure which bit you mean though - it's based on a corner of my office at work, so I did measure, but I'll check the height.

t1ck135: probably mental ray. yeah - i tend to really like modelling and then lose interest when I get to texturing, so this time i'm going to try to stick with it.

Some Guy: easy. I just drew a curve for the profile. then extruded a circle for one wire. Moved the pivot and duplicated 97 or so more in a circle for the front cage and then duplicated some more for the back. ha ha nice avatar - kind of reminds me of cookie monster at the end.

no update just yet. I started texturing but now my laptop is giving me some problems... of course. :headbang:

arran · 30-07-2007, 12:22 PM

hello - bit of an update - I've been working on textures - here's a shot of the fan - just a color map so far. I've added a chrome shader to the wire cage - but i'm a bit unsure of how to add some rust and dirty up - a layered texture perhaps...?

arran · 30-07-2007, 12:23 PM

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arran · 30-07-2007, 12:25 PM

and here's a view of the scene so far. the telephone still needs a lot of work. also I'm having some problems with the shadows which look kind of spotty - i'm using mental ray area lights at the moment...

any comments / crit / help?

Some Guy · 31-07-2007, 04:40 AM

It looks realy good. I think with the shadows you need to turn The amount of rays up or the scattering down in the shadows options, i dont have Maya Up.

gster123 · 31-07-2007, 04:43 AM

Nice going man!

Maybe drop the reflectivness of the chrome on the fan as touch

arran · 31-07-2007, 11:20 AM

thanks gster and some guy.

I tried turning down the reflectivity and that helped. as you can see in this pic the chrome bits are pretty messed up - i'm a bit unsure of how to approach them.

ha ha - that macGuyver quote cracked me up...

arran · 31-07-2007, 11:21 AM

here's an update on the phone - still need to add a spec map, sort out that bit on the receiver, and add the cord, but it's getting there.

mirek03 · 31-07-2007, 11:57 AM

very impressive.., could you add and colour /noise to the ambient colour channel to dirty it.., thats the quick way.., isnt it??
M

arran · 31-07-2007, 12:00 PM

hmm - i'm not sure - i must admit I've been a bit confused about the ambient color channel - i'll give it a go.

mirek03 · 31-07-2007, 12:09 PM

saw it in a tut dude.., good luck.., did it in my WIP.., seemed to work but still needs tweaking though

t1ck135 · 01-08-2007, 05:36 PM

looking nice arran, the fan especially so far

what objects are next or are you concentrating on the texturing for a while?

Si

Minstrel · 01-08-2007, 11:21 PM

Use the specular color map to add dirt...that usually works.

25-07-2007, 11:43 AM	#16
t1ck135 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,991	what kind of rendering are you going to play with arran, standard? mental ray? other? hope you have fun working on the texturing - definitely a good idea to get lots modelled and then concentrate on that bit Si __________________ Examples of bTraffic - a traffic animation tool for Maya bFlocking - a tool for Maya 8.5+ to generate flocking and swarming behaviours Jan/Feb Challenge 2007 Entry and W.I.P May/Jun Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P Mar/Apr Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P Jan/Feb Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P Nov/Dec Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P Sep/Oct Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P Jul/Aug Challenge 2005 Entry www.flash-fx.net
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Some Guy Subscriber Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wagga Wagga, Australia Posts: 1,432	Nice, very clean and realistic. Howd'ya do the mesh thing on the fan? __________________ "If Less is more then think how much more more would be..." Winner June 2009 Spaceship Challenge
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25-07-2007, 12:40 PM	#18
arran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,708	XtremeAMX: thanks mate! marlonjohn: cheers! not sure which bit you mean though - it's based on a corner of my office at work, so I did measure, but I'll check the height. t1ck135: probably mental ray. yeah - i tend to really like modelling and then lose interest when I get to texturing, so this time i'm going to try to stick with it. Some Guy: easy. I just drew a curve for the profile. then extruded a circle for one wire. Moved the pivot and duplicated 97 or so more in a circle for the front cage and then duplicated some more for the back. ha ha nice avatar - kind of reminds me of cookie monster at the end. no update just yet. I started texturing but now my laptop is giving me some problems... of course. :headbang: __________________ arran3D arran3D blog
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30-07-2007, 12:22 PM	#19
arran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,708	hello - bit of an update - I've been working on textures - here's a shot of the fan - just a color map so far. I've added a chrome shader to the wire cage - but i'm a bit unsure of how to add some rust and dirty up - a layered texture perhaps...? Attached Thumbnails __________________ arran3D arran3D blog
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30-07-2007, 12:25 PM	#21
arran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,708	and here's a view of the scene so far. the telephone still needs a lot of work. also I'm having some problems with the shadows which look kind of spotty - i'm using mental ray area lights at the moment... any comments / crit / help? Attached Thumbnails __________________ arran3D arran3D blog
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31-07-2007, 04:40 AM	#22
Some Guy Subscriber Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wagga Wagga, Australia Posts: 1,432	It looks realy good. I think with the shadows you need to turn The amount of rays up or the scattering down in the shadows options, i dont have Maya Up. __________________ "If Less is more then think how much more more would be..." Winner June 2009 Spaceship Challenge
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31-07-2007, 04:43 AM	#23
gster123 Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Manchester Uk Posts: 6,300	Nice going man! Maybe drop the reflectivness of the chrome on the fan as touch __________________ "No pressure, no diamonds" Thomas Carlyle
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31-07-2007, 11:20 AM	#24
arran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,708	thanks gster and some guy. I tried turning down the reflectivity and that helped. as you can see in this pic the chrome bits are pretty messed up - i'm a bit unsure of how to approach them. ha ha - that macGuyver quote cracked me up... Attached Thumbnails __________________ arran3D arran3D blog
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31-07-2007, 11:21 AM	#25
arran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,708	here's an update on the phone - still need to add a spec map, sort out that bit on the receiver, and add the cord, but it's getting there. Attached Thumbnails __________________ arran3D arran3D blog Last edited by arran; 31-07-2007 at 11:23 AM.
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31-07-2007, 11:57 AM	#26
mirek03 Subscriber Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,752	very impressive.., could you add and colour /noise to the ambient colour channel to dirty it.., thats the quick way.., isnt it?? M __________________ take it easy and life will be easy
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31-07-2007, 12:00 PM	#27
arran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,708	hmm - i'm not sure - i must admit I've been a bit confused about the ambient color channel - i'll give it a go. __________________ arran3D arran3D blog
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31-07-2007, 12:09 PM	#28
mirek03 Subscriber Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,752	saw it in a tut dude.., good luck.., did it in my WIP.., seemed to work but still needs tweaking though __________________ take it easy and life will be easy
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01-08-2007, 05:36 PM	#29
t1ck135 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,991	looking nice arran, the fan especially so far what objects are next or are you concentrating on the texturing for a while? Si __________________ Examples of bTraffic - a traffic animation tool for Maya bFlocking - a tool for Maya 8.5+ to generate flocking and swarming behaviours Jan/Feb Challenge 2007 Entry and W.I.P May/Jun Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P Mar/Apr Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P Jan/Feb Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P Nov/Dec Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P Sep/Oct Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P Jul/Aug Challenge 2005 Entry www.flash-fx.net
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01-08-2007, 11:21 PM	#30
Minstrel Subscriber Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Made in Spain Posts: 422	Use the specular color map to add dirt...that usually works.
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